osprey wrote:What do i have to do in addition to showing up , like reservations and stuff like that?

You just need to show up. We chose a campground to gather. As a group we will have an area (the pavilion) where people can meet after sunset and also an area (PaulG's camper) where people can gather to have morning coffee. The pavilion will remain available to be used for a meeting or gathering place for the whole weekend if people want to take a mid-day break or whatever. Accomodations are on your own. Though it is unlikely for all camp sites to be booked, it is theoretically possible, so a reservation might be advisable. Also, having a choice of campsite (near pavilion, far from pavilion, near bathrooms, etc.) might dictate making a reservation early as well.

Hope to meet you there.

Posted on: 2010/1/19 16:19

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i can vouch for what jay said, i got there on thurs eveing and of course what else, it poured down rain, rudy said pitch your tent here under the pavilion which was a good idea at the time , i think there where 4or 5 tents there , still trying to figure out how shakey got all his camping and fishing gear in those saddle bags on that bmw..lol

Posted on: 2010/1/21 13:28

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Things are not set in stone yet for me. But right now it looks like I have the entire following week off. Which would most likely mean I'm arriving Friday and staying the week.

Shakey's guitar performance was actually on my guitar. Assuming my plans don't change, I will bring it again and he is welcome to use it. So if he can't fit his on the motorcycle, thats an option for him. I play too but I can't hold a candle to him (or most others, probably), so for the sake of everybody's sanity I'm always willing to let others play it. :)

I'm up in the air on lodging. I invited my wife but she's doubtful. Assuming she doesn't go I'm open to a cabin if anyone wants to go in on that. Millertime, I'm also open to sharing a campsite, not the tent though, lol.

all of the cabins are booked right now did you already reserve one? If so I will definately share it if it comes down to it. I am staying over friday night and saturday night fishing all day sunday and heading home.

I missed last year but I have a very warm sleeping bag...when I lived in Idaho we used to just throw them on the ground when we got to the trailhead and get up the next morning to hike up to the lakes. There was usually frost on the ground in the morning. Of course it was @ 7000ft but it was July or August.

Tom's Grizzly Adams advice aside, having learned a bit more about tent camping from my adventure with Bruno to Pulaski in October, I recommend:

a tent you are sure is watertighta ground cover under the tent to keep moisture away from the tent bottom if possible. A cot or air mattress to get you off the ground and any moisture. As tom mentioned, a warm sleeping bag.

A cot or air mattress to get you off the ground and any moisture. a warm sleeping bag.

Because I think they are the only variables from any other kind of camping. If you don't do the other stuff in any kind of camping you should get a hotel. I have done the air mattress thing...if you don't have a cot you'll get wet...its just a matter of how wet. If you have a pickup with a cap, get a thermarest or similar insulated pad and sleep in the bed...better than a lot of cabin beds.